# Lerner and Rowe Hosts Annual FREE Backpack Giveaway at the Portage Police Department to Hand Out 1,000 Backpacks with School Supplies to Local Students

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- Published: 2026-07-09T18:11:00+07:00
- Author: MarketersMEDIA Newswire

_The ultimate back-to-school celebration hits Northwest Indiana on August 1, bringing
free backpacks, exciting activities, and much-needed school supplies to local families._

Portage, Indiana, United States, July 9, 2026 /MarketersMEDIA/ — Lerner and Rowe
Injury Attorneys is proud to support local students and families across the Portage,
Indiana, area through its annual FREE backpack giveaway tour. This year’s Northwest
Indiana giveaway will take place on **Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Portage Police
Department **(6260 Central Avenue, Portage, IN 46368). To help students start the
school year off right,** 1,000 FREE backpacks filled with school supplies** will
be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 9:00 a.m. while
supplies last. Students must be present to receive a backpack.

To make the day even more special for students and their families, this outdoor 
event will feature fun activities, complimentary snacks, and Lerner and Rowe swag
for attendees while supplies last. In partnership with the Portage Police Department
and Portage Fire Department, attendees will also get an up-close look at a fire 
engine and police vehicles, meet K-9 officers, and interact with first responders
from both departments. Community resource vendors will also be on site. 

For everyone’s safety, families are kindly asked to be mindful of pedestrians and
other vehicles when entering and exiting the area. Parking is available in the surrounding
business plazas and north of the event at Founder’s Square Park.

The need in Portage is real. Portage Township Schools is among the Indiana districts
that qualify for the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision, a designation that 
reflects significant economic need across the community and makes all enrolled students
eligible for free breakfast and lunch. 

That context matters when you consider that the National Retail Federation (NRF)
estimated that families spent an average of $858 per child on back-to-school essentials
for the 2025 – 2026 school year. For parents already managing on a tight budget,
a free backpack filled with supplies is not a small gesture, it is a meaningful 
head start. 

“All kids deserve access to the same learning tools needed to succeed in the classroom,
no matter their family’s financial situation,” said founding attorney [Glen Lerner](https://lernerandrowe.com/glen-lerner/).“
But with the rising costs of school supplies and other household essentials, many
families struggle to make ends meet. That’s why these annual free back-to-school
events matter so much. This year, we’re giving away 1,000 backpacks filled with 
school supplies right here in Portage as the final stop on our 2026 national backpack
giveaway tour. Northwest Indiana has always shown up for us, and we’re proud to 
show up for this community in return.”

For 2026, Lerner and Rowe will distribute 6,250 total backpacks filled with school
supplies in seven cities and four states across the United States, including Albuquerque,
Phoenix (Mesa and Glendale), Yuma, Tucson, North Las Vegas, and Portage. Portage
serves as the final stop on this year’s tour.

Learn more about this FREE Portage, Indiana, backpack giveaway, visit [LernerAndRowe.com](https://lernerandrowe.com/free-backpacks/)
or contact Arianna Hensley with Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys at (708) 222-2222,
ext. 6325, or by email at ahensley@lernerandrowe.com. 

**More About Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys**

Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys is a powerhouse law firm in representing personal
injury clients. Attorneys Glen Lerner and Kevin Rowe have grown their law firm into
one of the largest personal injury firms in the country, with over 400 legal professionals
around the country ready to help you 24/7 anywhere in the US. The law firm’s continuous
exalted levels of success can be attributed to the high levels of respect and dignity
shown to victims and family members hurt in an accident.

For those injured outside of [Indiana](https://lernerandrowe.com/indiana/portage/),
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Illinois, California, and Tennessee, Lerner and Rowe
has an established network of attorneys across the country, ready to help. The firm
takes pride in nourishing these relationships, as they know a personal injury attorney
can make all the difference in obtaining fair compensation for the pain and suffering
inflicted upon the victims of tortious conduct.

To learn more about Lerner and Rowe Injury Attorneys in Northwest Indiana, please
call (708) 222-2222. To connect with the law firm socially, follow Lerner and Rowe
on Twitter (@LernerandRowe), TikTok (@lernerandroweinjury), and Instagram (@lernerandrowe),
or like their Facebook (@lernerandrowe) page. 

Also, be sure to visit LernerAndRoweGivesBack.com to learn more about how Lerner
and Rowe earned the reputation for being more than just a law firm through the many
community services its lawyers and legal support team actively support.

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Name: Arianna Hensley, Outreach DirectorEmail: [Send Email](https://send.releasecontact.com/89197320)
Organization: Lerner & Rowe Injury AttorneysPhone: 708-222-2222, ext. 6325Website:
[https://lernerandrowe.com/free-backpacks/](https://lernerandrowe.com/free-backpacks/)

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